Download or read book The Japanese Battleship Hyuga written by Waldemar Góralski and published by Super Drawings in 3D. This book was released on 2019-08-25 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese Navy ordered two new battleships in 1912. They were an improved version of Fuso type battleships. Their construction was included in the equipment plan 8-4 of the fleet (8 battleships and 4 heavy cruisers), which was approved by the government and parliament. The amount of money allocated totaled 80 million yen. Design work began in 1913 and all funds for the start of word were collected by July 1914. On May 6, 1915, at the Mitsubishi group shipyard in Nagasaki, a keel for the new battleship was laid. On January 27, 1917, the ship was launched receiving the name Hyuga (after the name of the province). On November 1, 1917, Commander Eitaro Shimodairo became the first captain of the battleship. The Hyuga battleship project was based on the design of the Fuso battleship. Some changes were made to it. The hull was extended by 3 meters, and the armor of the ship's magazines and the central command post were changed. The layout of guns 1 and 2 was changed, which allowed placing the boiler room closer to the bow and fitting the funnels closer to each other. It also allowed putting artillery guns 3 and 4 behind the boiler room. It was not a good choice, because it was necessary to carry the steam ducts to the engine room through the ship's magazines. A better solution was to install the wires under the ship's magazines and over the double bottom.

Download or read book Japanese Battleships 1897 1945 written by R A Burt and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photographic archive contains some 125 stunning images of the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, many unfamiliar, some very rare. They constitute an archive that is pretty much without equal in publications in the West. The period covered is from the launch of Japan's first real contemporary battleship, Yashima, built by Armstrong's on the Tyne, up the final destruction of her fleet in the Pacific in 1945. During that time Japan built up the third largest navy in the world and, before the First World War, it was Britain that armed her at sea. All her dreadnoughts saw action the the Second World War, and of all these numerous ships only Nagato survived the conflict. She was to become a target in the Bikini A-bomb tests in 1946 Just as the ships were lost, so were the majority of photographic records, and relatively few images have come down to us. This selection from R A Burt's archive, represents therefore a remarkable portrayal of these ships, and the large format of the book combined with the quality of many of the images ensures that it offers the reader maximum detail and visual impact. Extended captions and ship specifications enhance its reference value and it is destined to become a 'must-have' volume for enthusiasts and modellers and for all those with an interest in the Second World.

Download or read book Japanese Battleships written by Robert Brown and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully illustrated guide offers historical context and step-by-step instruction for building and modifying Japanese battleship models. This volume in the ShipCraft series covers the two related classes of Japanese 14in-gunned battleships, originally built during the First World War but subsequently reconstructed. These ships are famous for their towering forward superstructure, usually described as a pagoda bridge, that they featured when rebuilt. The Ise-class ships underwent further reconstruction during the Second World War to emerge as a unique hybrid of battleship and aircraft carrier to compensate for fleet carriers sunk earlier in the war. This lavishly illustrated guide takes readers through a brief history of the Fuso-class and Ise-class ships, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. It features color profiles of paint schemes as well as detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This volume also includes a photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales and a section on further research references

Download or read book The Japanese Battleship Ise written by Carlo Cestra and published by Super Drawings in 3D. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ise (whose name comes from an ancient Japanese province on Honshu, now part of Mie Prefecture) was the lead ship of the two-vessel Ise-class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which saw combat service during the Pacific War. Ise was laid down as battleship 5 at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard in Kobe on 10 May 1915, launched on 12 November 1916, completed on 15 December 1917, and assigned to the Kure Naval District. Completed too late for service in World War I, Ise patrolled off the Siberian coast and in northern waters in support of Japan's Siberian Intervention against the Bolshevik Red Army. From the mid-1920s through the late 1930s, Ise patrolled mostly off of the China coast. On 12 April 1922, she hosted a delegation which included Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, and the future Lord Mountbatten. Ise-class battleships were fascinating ships and their story began in 1906 with the completion of HMS Dreanought. The appearance of the all-big-gun turbine-powered Dreadnought rendered all existing battleships obsolete overnight, and in response the rest of the world's navies initiated massive construction programs. The world's major navies had gained an insurmountable lead in the number of dreadnoughts in service or under construction. Recognizing the futility of trying to compete in sheer numbers, the Japanese Navy adopted a quality before quantity approach, building fewer ships each of much greater capability than foreign designs. In 1911 the Japanese government passed the Emergency Naval Expansion bill which authorized the building of four battlecruisers and one battleship. The battleship was to be designed and built in Japan; this ship became the Fuso. There were a number of foreign designs to take into consideration when it came time to decide the main armament for the new ships. Britain Royal Navy's Orion class was armed with the 13.5 in. gun; the US Wyoming class with 12-12 in. guns; and the succeeding New York class with 10-14 in. weapons. Japan decided to leap over the competition and fit the new ships with the 14 in. gun so Fuso-class would carry 12-14 in. weapons. Armament was not the only area where the Japanese battleship was intended to be superior to foreign designs: it was also to be at least 2 knots faster. Fuso was laid down on 11 March 1912 and she was the first battleship built in Japan using Japanese manufactured materials and weapons. Three sister ships were authorized, one of them laid down in November 1913, but financial difficulties prevented the laying down of the next two ships until 1915, which allowed time for some design improvements. The forecastle deck was shortened, the amidships turrets were grouped together and placed aft of the second funnel and the hull length was increased by 10 ft. to give more machinery space. The changes resulted in the two ships becoming known as the "Improved Fuso" or Ise class.

Download or read book Japanese Battleship written by Mirosaw Zbigniew Skwiot and published by Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II was administered by the Ministry of the Navy of Japan and controlled by the Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff and Imperial General Headquarters. This volume covers the early wartime battleships, with numerous photos, 3D artwork and line drawings.

Download or read book The Japanese Battleship Musashi written by Carlo Cestra and published by Super Drawings in 3D. This book was released on 2017-03-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musashi battleship was the second ship of the Yamato class of Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. She and her sister, Yamato, were the heaviest and most powerful battleships ever constructed, displacing 72800 tons at full load and armed with nine 46-cm Type 94 main guns. Musashi was commissioned in August 1942 and assigned to the 1st Battleship Division. In early 1943 the ship was transferred to Truk, which was the Empire of Japan's main base in the South Pacific. During this year she sortied several times with the fleet searching for American forces, without success. In 1944 she was used to transfer forces and equipment between Japan and various occupied islands. In early 1944 she was damaged by an American submarine attack and was forced to return to Japan for repairs. On this occasion she was strongly enhanced with antiaircraft armament. She was present during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June, but she didn't engage in combat with the American forces. On 24 October 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, after several hours of fighting, Musashi was sunk by a large number of torpedoes and bombs fired from American carrier-based aircraft. The wreck was located in March 2015 by the team of Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, at a depth of about 1350 meters (4430 feet).

Download or read book The Japanese Battleship Fuso written by Dmitry Mironov and published by Super Drawings in 3D. This book was released on 2017-03-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battleship Fuso was laid down at Kure on 11 March 1912, launched on 28 March 1914, and joined the Navy on 8 November 1915. He was the second battleship bearing the name "Fuso" and he participated in the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese war. The battleship Fuso was enrolled in the 1st division of the linear ships of the First fleet. Japan at this time was involved in the First World War, but the ship was tested and trained for combat in peacetime. The first long-range voyage of the new battleship was in Chinese waters in April 1917.

Download or read book Japanese Battleship written by Mirosław Skwiot and published by Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Japanese Battleship Nagato written by Dmitry Mironov and published by Kagero. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nagato, named for Nagato Province, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1910s. The lead ship of her class, she carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923. The ship was modernized in 1934-36 with improvements to her armor and machinery and a rebuilt superstructure in the pagoda mast style. Nagato briefly participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and was the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbor. She covered the withdrawal of the attacking ships and did not participate in the attack itself.

Download or read book Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941 45 written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and technology. This title covers the 12 Japanese battleships that saw service between 1941 and 1945, including the mighty Yamato. Each class is considered in light of its design and construction, its armament and wartime modifications. The author, Mark Stille, uses primary sources and dramatic photographs to tell the story of these mighty battleships at war, including their major engagements during the raid at Pearl Harbor and the battle of Midway. The first English language book to include photographs from the prestigious Fukui Collection, this investigation will fascinate any naval enthusiast.

Download or read book Titans of the Rising Sun written by and published by Inland Expressions. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Titans of the Rising Sun is a detailed study of Japan's Yamato class superbattleships which participated in World War Two. This publication details the evolution of Japanese battleship development culminating with the construction of the largest battleships in history. Included in this volume are the naval battles in which the ships of this class participated along with an analysis of the eventual obsolescence of the battleship in favor of the aircraft carrier.

Download or read book Battleships of Japan written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 62. Chapters: Battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Russo-Japanese War battleships of Japan, World War II battleships of Japan, World War I battleships of Japan, Japanese battleship Yamato, Kong class battlecruiser, Japanese battleship Haruna, Japanese battleship Kong, Japanese battleship Kirishima, Japanese battleship Hiei, Russian battleship Retvizan, Japanese battleship Mutsu, Japanese battleship Musashi, Japanese battleship Ise, Japanese battleship Mikasa, Japanese battleship Nagato, Kii class battleship, Design A-150 battleship, Japanese battleship Asahi, Number 13 class battleship, Japanese battleship Fus, Japanese battleship Fuji, Peresvet class battleship, Japanese battleship Hatsuse, Japanese battleship Hy ga, Japanese battleship Satsuma, Japanese battleship Shikishima, Japanese battleship Settsu, Japanese battleship Yashima, Japanese battleship Katori, Japanese ironclad warship Fus, Japanese battleship Kashima, Japanese battleship Aki, Japanese battleship Iwami, Japanese battleship Kawachi, Ise class battleship, List of battleships of Japan, Japanese battleship Sagami, Japanese battleship Tango, Japanese battleship Yamashiro, Chinese turret ship Zhenyuan, List of Japanese early battleships. Excerpt: Yamato ( ), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 inch) main guns. Neither, however, survived the war. Laid down in 1937 and formally commissioned a week after the Pearl Harbor attack in late 1941, Yamato was designed to counter the numerically superior battleship fleet of the United States, Japan's main...

Download or read book The Japanese Battleship Yamato written by Carlo Cestra and published by Super Drawings in 3D. This book was released on 2017-03-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Yamato Battleship was the lead ship of the Yamato class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. Named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province on the Kii peninsula, she was the first of four designed ships and was the heaviest, largest, and most powerful battleship ever built, displacing about 72000 tons at full load and armed with nine 46-cm Type 94 main guns. Yamato exceeded other country battleships not only by the displacement and the caliber of her guns, but also by the construction of her hull, armor protection, gunnery, and optics. The superiority of her optic equipment gave tremendous precision to her main gunfire. She was an incredible achievement for the Japanese naval engineering and shipbuilding industry by any international standard.

Download or read book The Japanese Battleship Nagato 1944 written by Waldemar Gralski and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battleship "Nagato" was the first dreadnought equipped with a main artillery with a caliber exceeding 400 mm. It was armed with eight 406 mm (16 in) guns. The keel of "Nagato" was laid in 1917 in the naval shipyard in Kure. The ship was launched in 1919 and incorporated into service on November 15, 1920. The sister unit was "Mutsu". Before the war, "Nagato" underwent many modifications and repairs increasing combat value of the ship. With the outbreak of World War II, "Nagato" became the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. The attack on Pearl Harbor was ordered from this battleship's deck.

Download or read book World War Ii Battleships of Japan written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Japanese battleship Yamato, Kong class battlecruiser, Japanese battleship Haruna, Japanese battleship Kong, Japanese battleship Kirishima, Japanese battleship Hiei, Japanese battleship Mutsu, Japanese battleship Musashi, Japanese battleship Ise, Japanese battleship Nagato, Japanese battleship Asahi, Japanese battleship Fus, Japanese battleship Hy ga, Ise class battleship, Japanese battleship Yamashiro. Excerpt: Yamato ( ), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46 cm (18.1 inch) main guns. Neither, however, survived the war. Laid down in 1937 and formally commissioned a week after the Pearl Harbor attack in late 1941, Yamato was designed to counter the numerically superior battleship fleet of the United States, Japan's main rival in the Pacific. Throughout 1942 she served as the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and in June 1942 Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto directed the fleet from her bridge during the disastrous Battle of Midway. Musashi took over as the Combined Fleet flagship in early 1943, and Yamato spent the rest of the year, and much of 1944, moving between the major Japanese naval bases of Truk and Kure in response to American threats. Although she was present at the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944, Yamato played no part in the battle. The only time she fired her main guns at enemy surface targets was in October 1944, when she was sent to engage American forces invading the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. On the verge of success the Japanese force turned back, believing they were...

Download or read book Battleships Fuso and Yamashiro written by Janusz Skulski and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HJMS Fuso was designed in 1911, the first Japanese super-dreadnought within the "8 x 8" program. She was the first of four twin battleships with her sister ship, Yamashiro, and the "improved Fuso-class" Ise and Hyuga. Commissioned in 1915, Fuso, with 30,600 tons trial displacement and twelve 356mm guns in her main armament, was the biggest and most powerful battleship in the world. In twenty-nine years of service, Fuso underwent two major reconstructions and modernizations. Her distinctive silhouette, with the highest pagoda tower in the Imperial Navy, was visible in many operations of the Imperial Japanese Grand Fleet during the Pacific War. This book compares Fuso with Yamashiro, showing the differences in the way that the two ships were designed and equipped. Both ships met their demise during the Battle of Leyte Gulf when they went down in the Surigao Strait, targeted by torpedoes and gunfire from U.S. battleships and cruisers. Janusz Skulski's anatomies of three renowned ships of the 20th century Japanese navy are among the most comprehensive of the Anatomy series, with hundreds of meticulously researched drawings of the ships. This new edition is a genuine "Super Anatomy" containing the most detailed renditions of these ships ever seen.

Download or read book Pearl Harbor written by Newt Gingrich and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The action-packed first book in the new historical series by acclaimed authors Newt Gingrich and William R.Forstchen